Let's just get it done. I am an Under Armour guy because of Baltimore, but there is the Nike phrase, 'Just Do It.'

I think this is something that has to be focused on and very quickly.

I am asking our leadership and each and every one of us on this committee to really sit down and work a strategy, Republican and Democratic strategy.

Let's pull together this committee. We know each other, and we trust each other.

There is no doubt in my mind, Chairman.

9 out of 10 mega-cities in the world are in the Pacific Command's area of responsibility.

I think that sends a powerful signal of solidarity with our South Korean ally.

As I said earlier, I do not think that it poses too much of a difficulty for a Nation like the United States.

I do not have what I need today against the current threats.

I am very worried that, you know, this PIAAC measure says the U.S. ranks 21st out of 23 in numeracy.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. I thank Chairwoman Granger and Ranking Member Visclosky for bringing this bill to the floor. This bill helps to close gaps in readiness while making…

this Secretary of Education has taken a lot of heat for actually implying that our public school systems don't really do too good a job and that maybe they need a little reform.

Our country is the greatest country in the world.

should we reward those that don't--I mean, we send billions of Federal dollars to public schools that can't teach someone to add and subtract.

Now, I am not--I am making no comparisons that you can compare to Norway, but, look, no comparison.

where does the K through 8 public school system fit into this?

I beg you, please, remove the agenda from education.

This is not education. This is agenda.